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Women's Education In Tang Dynasty

Posted on:2014-01-24Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2247330398958378Subject:Special History
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In China’s feudal society,women’s education has been wandering in the officialeducation,but brought to the attention of the feudal rulers which is mainly manifestedin the “boudoir”.The rulers obedienced to the think that women are inferiorring tomen and teached female to chastity,virtuous,submissive and tried to train women for"the three obediences and the four virtues" to be an understanding wife and lovingmother.Women’s life will be dependent on men,to maintain and consolidate the rule ofthe feudal patriarchal purpose.Education is servicing for society and politics,and women’s education contentwill be restricted and influenced by the social form.The Tang Dynasty is theprosperous period of the feudal society of our country, the main content of women’seducation has no essential difference with the traditional society,that is followedthroughout the Chinese feudal society of " the three obediences and the four virtues "of the Confucian concept. Before or after marriage,they should show filial obedienceto their parents or parents-in-law.They should serve the husband,not only to be theirvirtuous wife,but also timely their advisors.They also to be frugal housekeepers andfinishing family affairs and teach their children becoming a useful person.When the Tang Dynasty,China was strong,civilized and open.All aspects ofpolitical,economic,cultural,education has developed greatly.The Tang dynastywomen’s education not only inherits the feudal female education content,but notlimited to the traditional,have their own unique content,and there have been some newfeatures:the Tang dynasty women’s education achievement in literature is very big,each class has a famous female poet.Women have a more profound understanding offor beauty,in costume,ornaments have fresh figure,the court set up specializedagencies to teach women music dancing.Women’s religious groups are larger thanever,women’s spiritual world has a great liberation.Women education in Tang Dynasty had a great impact on women and the Tang Dynasty society.Women poets and their works greatly enriched the country known aspoetry.Women’s literature is also improved.Female which has better education areable to train the next generation and promote their children become useful person.Atthe same time, a lot of Tang Dynasty women got involved in government which havea congtact with the education level. In addition,the Tang dynasty women jealous,violent character also has a certain relation with the enhancement of female subjectconsciousness.Women’s education progress in Tang Dynasty is not only inseparable from theprosperous and open society, but also family and women’s own efforts.
Keywords/Search Tags:Tang Dynasty, Women’s Education, Content of Education, Influence ofEducation
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